Daniel DeFabio ddefabio(AT)yahoo(DOT)com

Laps in the Rat Race:

DESIGN CONSULTANT - 1/01 - present.

Graphic design, motion graphics, email campaigns, banner ad campaigns, logo design, creative writing and project management. Clients include HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Tyra Talk Show, iLog Jrules, 1K Studios (Sin City, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,Scooby Doo2, Dora the Explorer, Spy Kids DVDs) Sonic Island (interactive TV), Medennium (optical lens) and ThinkBox (online edutainment), Disney Home Video

PRODUCER, PUBLICIST, Ballston Spa Film Festival 1/08- 8/08.

Presented 28 short films including 11 world premieres over 4 days. Designed all marketing materials including TV spots, billboard, banners, print ads, and flyers.

MARKETING DESIGNER Creative Light Ent. 9/02 - 02/04.

Designer of marketing materials including viral content, posters, DVD menus, websites, and print materials for several low budget films, including William Shatner's Spplat Attack, Mark Hamill's Comic Book the Movie and Roger Nygard's Suckers. Original viral web content included The Timely Studios hoax, 12 Pixel Heroes quiz, and the Donna D'Errico "sex" tape.

Poster design for : Dark Heaven, Man Outside, Creature Unknown, Kingdom of the Blind, TimeQuest
DVD Package design for : Creature Unknown, SuperGuy, The Hi-line

CREATIVE DIRECTOR, Your Own World. 6/99 - 10/00.

Designed the look and feel and set the content goals for a safe offline web browser for kids 2-12.

Created child friendly interface, and original cartoon characters. Wrote, directed and produced 11 five minute cartoons and interactive games. Designed marketing materials for TV, print and online.

Lead a team of three Flash animators.

VP of CREATIVE/CO-FOUNDER, Clickable Magic Inc. 3/98 - 7/99.

Launched a web design business focused on bringing higher levels of creative content to clients. Realized profitability in the first year. Created 12 FAB Fun Files (animated online cartoons or interactive toys).

Clients include: (Six of these involved online cartoons or game design.)

• Heidrick and Struggles • Quicken Expensable • Disney Online
• Disney Pictures • GeoCities • Inca Computers
• Mattel Media, Barbie Software • 9th House • Zoom Cartoons

CREATIVE DIRECTOR/PRODUCER, Digital Planet. 10/95 - 12/97.

Set the creative vision and led the production team for projects like:

• 12 D-toys, interactive online toys for Disney Daily Blast.
• US Postal Service website,Inkcredible Stories. Epistolary serial fiction.
• Idol Chatter, online multi player celebrity name guessing game.
• Guess A Sketch, online multi player drawing game similar to Pictionary.
• The Frighteners for Universal films. Included Java adventure game and 3D chat room.
• Prototype for Hanna-Barbera intranet site.
• Intel ProShare website script/design doc. Narrative based adventure.
• Madeleine's Mind. Episode One. Original online entertainment series featuring 99 Shockwave scenes.

FREE LANCE WEB WRITING AND DESIGN 6/95-10/95

• Hackers. Interactive web site to promote the MGM film. Interactive online adventure. Included the "Hack the Planet" contest.
• BurnCycle.com web site to promote the Philips CD-Rom game. Interactive online adventure.
• The Marshal. Promotional web site, Paramount Digital Entertainment.

Odd Jobs:

Screenplay writer, Special effects for film, Videographer, Puppeteer, TV News.

Trophy Case:

Best of the Web 1997 by New Media Magazine's Invision Awards
Gold Medal, 1997 Invision Awards, online games
Award of Excellence, 1997 Invision Awards, online games
Over 40 industry awards including Cool Site of the Day and Best of the Net.

Claims to Fame:

Mentioned in the book "Digital Babylon". Profiled on "CyberGuy" syndicated TV news feature. Articles in NY Times, Wallstreet Journal, LA Times, Wired, The Web magazine, Web Publisher, New Media, Interactivity, Internet Magazine, Websight, Broadcasting and Cable.

You know I got skills:

Proficient in  Photoshop, Final Cut, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Flash, Sound Edit, Illustrator, screenplay writing, flow charting, voice over acting, foley sound FX and cartoon illustration. Familiar with InDesign, Dreamweaver and Pro-Animator.

 

My Alma Matter:

BOSTON COLLEGE, BA in Broadcast Communications, 1990.
 

 

Clients | Resume | Motion Graphics | DVD Menus | Print | Logos | Banner Ads